Detroit Underground

Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee and Michigan’s Greensky Bluegrass played the Fillmore Theater on February 2nd.  If you’ve never seen Umphrey’s before, they are a mix of a bluesy, jazzy sound with electronic effects and heavy metal / hard rock influence. They played a great show with great energy and seemed to flow seamlessly from song to [...]

Looking for what to do for New Years in Detroit?  There are several different options for every variety of music to ring in the new year! Greensky Bluegrass – Majestic Theatre Greensky Bluegrass will be ringing in the New Year at Detroit’s Majestic Theatre.  The New Year’s Eve show will also feature Michigan band, Frontier [...]

For tickets to these shows visit movement.us. What: Movement 2012 Opening Party Who: Matt Tolfrey vs. Ryan Crosson, Life and Death (Live), Clockwork, Thugfucker, Pillow Talk, Bill Patrick, Lee Curtiss, Shaun Reeves Where: Elysium Lounge When: Friday, May 25 2012 10pm-4pm What: Organic and Movement Present Lil’ Louis Who: Lil’ Louis, Rick Wilhite, Greg Wilson, [...]

Paxahau announced the second round lineup today, for Movement 2012. 58 new artists and groups were added to the lineup, including Jamie Jones, who will be performing as Hot Natured with Lee Foss; United Kingdom Dubstep DJ and producer SBTRKT; world-renowned Techno DJ Chris Liebing, Detroit Electro pioneers Dopplereffekt; and Rhode Island’s araabMUZIK, a mash-up [...]

My birthday is on Sunday. So continues the tradition of great music and cheddar bay biscuits from Red Lobster, at The Old Miami. About a year-and-a-half ago I found out about a fake twitter account that some hater made to mock me, under the name @djmeph1. Having seen this as proof that I had arrived [...]

Loco Dice (@LocoDiceOFC) is touring the US to celebrate the release of his new LP, Desolat Christmas Sampler. During the tour he will be stopping in Detroit on December 1st at TV Bar, a mainstay in what is left of Detroit’s once-thriving techno scene. He will be accompanied by Stacey Pullen, who will open up [...]

Keller Williams will be bringing his self taught multi-instrumental one man jam band to the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Mi tomorrow night.  This will be his first show in Michigan since this summer’s Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Mi.  Keller is known for using digital looping to create the sound of an entire band [...]

Halloween proper fell on a Monday this year, not exactly the most raucous night of the week, so I wasn’t sure what to expect when rolling into Small’s in Hamtramck sometime after nine.  The incandescently lit bar was near empty with just a few patrons casually milling about, chatting in hushed tones.  But this inauspicious [...]

Eight freestyle rappers from the Detroit metro area competed in an invitational freestyle battle called Red Bull EmSee at St. Andrews Hall. The winner of the event, Hostyle, (@Hostylewoofpac) will advance to the National Championship in Atlanta, Georgia later this year. “Right now, I feel amazing, I feel like I’m on top of the world. [...]

On Sunday July 10th, Matisyahu performed his soulful music in the sweltering heat of St Andrews Hall in Detroit, Mi.  Matisyahu and his band mix great reggae vocals with a bit of beat box to create fresh new sounds.  This is not their first time to play in Michigan.  In 2009, Matisyahu played an afternoon [...]

It seems like every blog, digital media and print publication in Detroit has their own “Best of” list, but Hour Detroit‘s annual best of has become a staple in Detroit for defining what really makes the city great, and they’ve cemented that position with one of the swankiest parties in Detroit you’ll ever attend. With [...]

In June of 2010, Tim Adkins (@timboslice) of Pakmode Media + Marketing started iSPY Magazine, a print and digital media publication that focuses on art and music culture in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Since then, they have seen tremendous growth, with web traffic tripling since this January alone. Their new feature, Living Social, only continues [...]

Blue Collar Gentlemen is a Midwest hip hop showcase of local and out-of-town artists. This event takes place on the first Friday of every month and is organized by United States of Mind. Be sure to check out the next event on Friday, June 3 2011 at The Old Miami .

Blue Collar Gentlemen is a Midwest hip hop showcase of local and out-of-town artists. This event takes place on the first Friday of every month and is organized by United States of Mind. Be sure to check out the next event on Friday, May 6 2011 at The Old Miami.

I was shocked beyond belief the other day, when I received an invite to a secret group on Facebook. The title: “Motor: The Reunion”. My heart almost stopped. Is this an April Fools joke in the making? I’m almost hesitant to post this blog today, because that’s probably what many people are thinking right now. [...]